Elections Staffing Assistant Jobs

On behalf of our client, Headway Workforce Solutions is currently seeking a Staffing Assistant. As a Staffing Assistant, you will assist a team of staff who recruit, assign, and manage a pool of 7,000+ Precinct Officials to work at polling places and early voting sites for each election. The pay for this position is $17-$18 per hour.
Responsibilities Of a Staffing Assistant

• Assignment of Precinct Officials to election work assignments using an election official management database.
• Customer service (in-person, telephone, email); more than half of each day is spent communicating with Precinct Officials by phone or email.
• Assist in reviewing timesheets submitted by early voting workers.
• This position will assist a team of staff who recruit, assign, and manage a pool of 7,000+ Precinct Officials to work at polling places and early voting sites for each election.
• Manage attendee check-in at election training classes (online and in-person).
• Other clerical duties as assigned.
• Assist Precinct Officials with voter training and work assignment questions, review and process new Election Official applications to ensure required fields are completed and follow up with officials who do not properly complete.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Must have strong organizational and time management skills (filing, checklists, timelines)
• Must be available to work full day and must be able to work up to 50-60 hour work week (including most weekends) during election season.
• Flexibility to perform different tasks throughout the day.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate well in a tight-knit team environment.
• Must have the ability to lift 20 pounds.
• Must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the US.
• Must maintain confidentiality of voter information and sign a confidentiality statement before being hired.
• Must have strong communication and customer service skills
• Organization and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment.
• College degree or recent graduate.
• Knowledge of Windows 7 OS and Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel).
• Providing customer service over the phone/ call center experience.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Communicate through speech and listening.
• Type (data entry) for long periods of time.
• Sit continuously for two hours and stand for at least one hour.
• Stand, walk and climb stairs.
• Possible travel to different locations.
• Be able to lift up at least 20 pounds.

About Headway - Headway Workforce Solutions is a leading B2B (Business to Business) provider of workforce solutions with an array of contract-based integrated services and national staffing solutions. Passionate about our work and dedicated to our clients, we are committed to exceeding expectations in the human capital service sector. To learn more about us visit: www.headwaywfs.com
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